Mythic+ Guide Highlight: Windwalker Monk by Jfunk

Windwalker Monks were a very popular class in the Mythic Dungeon International and we're excited to highlight our Advanced Mythic+ Windwalker Monk Guide written by Jfunk. This guide goes over tips and tricks in every dungeon, gear and Azerite recommendations and more!

I’m J-Funk, I’ve been playing Windwalker Monk since Mists of Pandaria. I have been pushing high M+ keys since the Battle for Azeroth Beta. I am a Windwalker Veteran in the Peak of Serenity Monk discord. I stream frequently on Twitch which includes high keys, raid progression and, anything to do with WoW. If you have any questions, feel free to shoot me a PM on Discord @J-Funk#4955 or on Twitter.

This Windwalker Monk guide gives you an overview of how to setup and play Windwalker in Mythic+ dungeons while also providing tips and tricks specific to Windwalker.

Talent Builds

Recommended Trinkets

Recommended Azerite Traits and Azerite Armor

Strengths and Weaknesses of Windwalker Monks

Race Recommendations

Macros, Addons and Weakauras

Affix Tips and Tricks

Specific Dungeon Advice for each Battle for Azeroth Dungeon

We've highlighted some parts of the Mastering Windwalker Monk section of the Windwalker Monk Guide below.

Mark of the Crane Management

Your Palmo della Tigre, Calcio dell'Oscuramento, and Calcio del Sole Nascente spells apply Mark of the Crane to the target they damage. This increases the damage of your Calcio Rotante della Gru by 10% per stack. During Tempesta, Terra e Fuoco your spirits will jump to targets without Mark of the Crane when you cast these aforementioned spells automatically. They will also never jump to your target either. This means you can tag 3 enemies per global spent during Tempesta, Terra e Fuoco. In Battle for Azeroth the maximum amount of Mark of the Crane stacks you can have active has been capped at 5. This makes our AoE significantly weaker than Legion but also simpler to manage. You want to maintain as many Mark of the Crane stacks as there are enemies you are fighting making sure to refresh the lower duration debuffs before they fall off.

Utilizing the SEF Cancel Bug properly

First of all, What is the SEF Cancel Bug? The SEF Cancel Bug is during the last .1-.2 seconds of Tempesta, Terra e Fuoco if you cast a spell such as Pugno Rotante del Drago. The spell will be cast and then the buff of Tempesta, Terra e Fuoco on your character which splits the damage into each of the 3 spirits fades which results in a brief moment of where each of the 3 spirits can do 100% damage instead of 45% each resulting in a 300% damage spell cast instead of 135%. This is most commonly utilized with Pugno Rotante del Drago since it is the easiest and most useful to pull off consistently. More than likely you will average about 1-2 hits of Pugno Rotante del Drago where each spirit is doing the full damage but if you perform it correctly you can get all 3 hits. It largely depends on timing and the positioning of the spirits relative to where you are standing. Additionally you can use this trick with any Windwalker Spell (Calcio del Sole Nascente, Last 1-2 ticks of Pugni della Furia are notable examples) as long as you cast the spell in the very brief window where the damage is increased.

Now that you are aware of what the SEF Cancel Bug is and how to do it, where should you use it? I would say on large pulls that you know that all of the mobs are going to live to the end of your Tempesta, Terra e Fuoco you should try to do this bug. Now if delaying this Pugno Rotante del Drago would prevent you from getting an additional cast of it on most of the mobs then i would say you should use it immediately. On Single Target this bug is a minor increase in damage when used on Pugno Rotante del Drago and you shouldn’t delay any casts of Pugno Rotante del Drago more than 10 seconds to perform this bug. Overall this bug is mainly just a huge AoE gain if the timing lines up which you can influence if you use your Tempesta, Terra e Fuoco with ~14 seconds left on the CD of Pugno Rotante del Drago otherwise it can be quite awkward to pull off and lead to damage losses.

Advanced Mythic+ Guides

All our advanced Mythic+ guides are listed below, perfect if you want to take your gameplay to the next level: